Environmental mineral materials usually refer to a kind of environmental materials composed of minerals (rocks) and their modified minerals that have good coordination with the ecological environment or direct functions of pollution prevention and environmental remediation. In addition to having the characteristics of general environmental materials, they also have the function of environmental remediation. Therefore, environmental mineral materials play an important role in the treatment and remediation of air pollution, water pollution and soil pollution, and have attracted much attention from the market.

At present, the main minerals that can be used as environmental treatment materials are: bentonite, diatomite, zeolite, sepiolite, attapulgite, apatite, vermiculite, tourmaline, kaolin, quartz sand, calcium carbonate, rectorite, graphite, barite, manganese mineral, iron oxide mineral, illite, dolomite, fly ash, coal gangue, red mud, tailings and waste rock.

Mineral resources are rich in reserves, a wide variety, rarely processed or processed, relatively simple, cheap and easy to get, which has great economic and social benefits for the governance of the environment.

Environmental mineral materials can not only deal with the “three wastes”, but also be used in the treatment of new pollution caused by the development of high technology, such as various kinds of radiation, electromagnetic field, noise, etc It has a unique effect, which is unmatched by conventional methods such as physics and chemistry, and has a good treatment and repair effect.

At present, the whole society attaches great importance to environmental protection, which makes environmental protection research and environmental protection industry get rapid development. Among them, environmental mineral materials such as “three wastes” treatment, heavy metal adsorption, soil treatment, pollution control, indoor air purification, energy saving and thermal insulation, antibacterial, negative cation release and radioactive pollution treatment are rising rapidly. In recent years, China has issued a number of policies to vigorously support and guide the application of mineral materials in the field of environmental governance, which has played a crucial role in standardizing the development of the industry and leading industry innovation, and also indicates that environmental mineral materials have huge market potential.